COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boissevain vs Beckley
PLACE A
Boissevain, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Beckley, West Virginia
Boissevain is 95% smaller than Beckley. Beckley earns more, with a median household income $18,310 higher.
BOISSEVAINBECKLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population83016,373−95% vs Beckley
Population density3891,724−1,335
Population growth–-1.9%–
Median age52.442.3+10.1
Male43.3%48.8%−5.5 pts
Female56.7%51.2%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born1.4%3.0%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%70.6%+29.4 pts
Black0.0%16.5%−16.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Other0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Median household income$27,516$45,826−$18,310
Per capita income$16,880$31,431−$14,551
Poverty rate35.8%28.9%+6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4220.536−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.2%29.2%−23.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Unemployment rate20.0%3.2%+16.8 pts
Labor force participation31.5%50.4%−18.8 pts
Median home value$32,100$158,000−$125,900
Median gross rent–$869–
Owner-occupied86.2%55.4%+30.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.6%18.3%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.1%−51.1 pts
Average commute23.016.5+6.5
Worked from home9.4%7.3%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured1.9%3.0%−1.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024